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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Peach Cobbler” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” begin to sleep at age 11?
(a) Her friend’s house.
(b) The living room.
(c) The bedroom floor.
(d) Her father’s house.

2. What school did Kimba, the oldest sister in "Dear Sister," attend for college?
(a) Penn State.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

3. To whom is the narrator of “Dear Sister” writing at the start of the short story?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her sister Jackie.
(c) Her sister Jennifer.
(d) Her mother.

4. What do Eula and her friend do after finishing their first bottle of Spumante?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Order Chinese.
(c) Take a hot shower.
(d) Watch a movie.

5. What type of alcohol does the little girl’s mother drink when the pastor does not come on Monday in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Grey Goose.
(b) Smirnoff.
(c) Tanqueray.
(d) Patron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator writing the letter in “Dear Sister”?

2. How old is Eula when she and Caroletta first become intimate?

3. How old is the little girl in “Peach Cobbler” when she first starts her period?

4. Who ruins Eula’s 31st birthday dinner?

5. Who approaches the narrator while she stands at her fathers grave after the other mourners have left in "Dear Sister"?

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